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The Future of Historical European Martial Arts Studies. A discussion
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2016 The two panels of the conference were concluded by a round-table aiming at discussing the future of HEMA studies, by crossing the views of the speakers on three levels: personal involvement, major contribution needed for the field, strategies to make it ...
Jaquet Daniel
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Philosophies, 2023 Physical activities are generally accepted as promoting important psychological benefits. However, studies examining martial arts as a form of physical activity and mental health have exhibited many methodological limitations in the past.
Brian Moore +2 more
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The Organization and Regulation of Full Contact Martial Arts: A Case Study of Flanders [PDF]
Societies, 2014 To date, martial arts involvement is often described in controversial terms. While some studies report increased anti-social behavior as a result of martial arts involvement, other findings refer to a more positive social and personal development.
Jikkemien Vertonghen +4 more
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The definition of martial arts studies
Martial Arts Studies, 2017 This article argues against all forms of scientism and the\ud widespread perceived need to define martial arts in order to\ud study martial arts or ‘do’ martial arts studies. It argues instead for\ud the necessity of theory before definition, including theorisation\ud of the orientation of the field of martial arts studies itself.\ud Accordingly, the ...
P. Bowman
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Editorial: Is Martial Arts Studies Trivial? [PDF]
Martial Arts Studies, 2017 Before introducing the articles comprising this issue of Martial Arts Studies, this editorial first undertakes a sustained reflection on the question of whether the emergent field of martial arts studies might be regarded as trivial. In doing so, it explores possible rationales and raisons d’être of the field in terms of a reflection on the ...
Paul Bowman, Benjamin N. Judkins
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JOMEC Journal, 2014 This is the editorial for the ‘Martial Arts Studies’ issue of JOMEC Journal, published in June 2014. It briefly introduces the emergent field of martial arts studies, comments on its current manner of development, and suggests that a useful way to characterize works of martial arts studies (as opposed to ‘studies of martial arts’) relates to their ...
P. Bowman
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Analyzing predictive approaches in martial arts research
Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 2023 Background and Study Aim. Predicting the results of martial arts competitions is an important task that attracts the attention of both sports analysts and fans of these sports.
Yrui Tropin +6 more
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Report on the 5th Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference – “Martial Arts, Culture and Politics”
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2019 This is a report covering the 5th Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference, held in Orange, California (USA) on May 23-24, 2019. There were a total of six parallel sessions comprised of 44 presentations.
Jared Miracle +1 more
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Knowledge graph enhanced cross modal generative adversarial network for martial arts motion reconstruction and heritage preservation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis paper presents a novel knowledge graph enhanced cross-modal generative adversarial network (KG-CMGAN) for preserving traditional martial arts techniques.
Xiaoyu Yue, Lulu Zhang
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Neural mechanisms and social support for mental health in old age by martial arts exercise [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThe increasing global aging population presents significant challenges related to cognitive decline, mental health disorders, and social isolation.
Yong Jiang +11 more
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